For next meeting: Eavesdrop on a group of people talking and blog about the cliches. Read ch.1 of Art of Memory.
Why flyting exists: transfers aggression and energy into words instead of physical aggression
In the oral tradition, you are never given a straight answer for directions
One of Ong's 9 traits: agonistically toned, combative--taken out on a linguistic level so it doesn't have to be acted out
(pg 37) Ong: Oral tradition is highly additive: for example, parataxis (the repetition of "and"). Look at Genesis.
Oral tradition does not use words to indicate subordination (when, while).
Parataxis lends equal weight to everything in the sentence--like a child breathlessly storytelling
Lends urgency
Aggregative: reliance of formulas to implement memory
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